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NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 2009
General Information GA Teacher Wins National Award and $25,000
nominated for the award, until it was announced at an assembly. State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox made the surprise announcement with Dr. Jane Foley, senior vice president of the Milken Family Foundation. "Greg Ott represents the very best in our teaching profession," Superintendent Cox said. "He engages his students by being creative, interactive, and entertaining, but his high expectations are unwavering. Best of all, he gets outstanding results from all of his students."
About Greg Ott Fulton County middle school teacher won the "Oscar of Teaching", which includes a $25,000 prize he can spend however he wishes. Greg Ott, a Language Arts teacher at Northwestern Middle School in Milton, is one of 54 educators nationwide to be named a Milken Family Foundation Educator of the Year. Neither Ott, his colleagues, nor his students knew he had been
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lengths to engage his students. In the words of one colleague, “Teaching is in his blood!” Mr. Ott is the teacher who arrives early and leaves late and did not miss one day of teaching in his first five years. Mr. Ott’s school website is a token of mastery and his commitment and creativity to connect students, parents, and educators to what transpires in his classroom. Mr. Ott has an inclusion classroom and is great at meeting the individual needs of his students. For instance, he was able to coach a student with Asperger's syndrome to success by anticipating his needs and giving him the special attention he needed.
Table of Contents General Information Greg Ott is a dedicated and passionate 7th grade language arts teacher who goes to great
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